UK-headquartered lessor World Star Aviation has signed an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the conversion of 10 Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft to freighters, with options on a further 10.
British Airways (BA) has officially registered a company called BA Euroflyer, which is understood to be part of its preparations for a new London Gatwick subsidiary airline.
The tests, which involved a piloted flight by Volocopter’s prototype air taxi, demonstrated the service operating model and air traffic management integration.
The launch of vaccinated travel lanes (VTL) and easing of border restrictions sent Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) passenger demand, capacity and revenue soaring during the first half (H1) of the group’s 2021/22 financial year.
The airline detailed how many new routes the NEA has enabled and defended the alliance, which has been heavily criticized by other airlines and is the target of an antitrust lawsuit filed by the U.S. Justice Department.
This week’s TATV Newsround programme comes from Qatar where hosts Mark Pilling and Alan Peaford are at the Arab Air Carriers Organization’s 54th annual general meeting and talk to Secretary General Abdul Wahab Teffaha about his expectations for the event.
Lease rates on current-generation models that declined during the downturn are reversing course, with even some widebody values showing resilience, AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly said.
An aviation sustainability initiative tabled by the UK government at COP26 has secured buy-in from 22 states, but environmental lobby groups scorned the group’s commitments as too weak and supported a more ambitious hoax announcement instead.
Zero-emissions propulsion startup Universal Hydrogen has signed an agreement with a clean-energy subsidiary of Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group to secure a supply of green hydrogen through to 2035.
